Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We will move on. I pay tribute to Deputy Shortall. I know many TDs are retiring but I think the Deputy's history is unprecedented in the history of the Dáil, with 32 years as a female TD. I do not think it has happened in the history of the Dáil. Comhghairdeas agus go n-éirí léi. It is important to acknowledge that.

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